Guess What Time of Year It Is????

The craziest, busiest time of year...POTOATO HARVEST!!! If you're new to my blog...you might not know that I am married to a farmer. We grow wheat and potatoes, and while wheat harvest is done and gone, potato harvest has just begun! Our annual "Spud Harvest" is a holiday of sorts. The great thing, is that in our little town, our kids actually get a two week "Spud Harvest Vacation" from school. It used to be that so many people worked in the potato harvest, that they released school so that everyone could work...now, I think they just do it because of tradition, because there really aren't that many people who work anymore. But in our family, it is anything but vacation. It is one of the most intense times of year...and it is busy. Much busier than grain harvest. It takes a small village to get the potatoes out of the ground and into the cellar. We make it a family affair. In fact, it is something that my children look forward to all year long. I promise that I will share a lot more about our harvest in the days to come, because interestingly enough, it has been one of the most popular subjects on my blog to date! For me, it is just a way of life, but so many people have sent me emails and questions about our harvest...I have even heard a lot of my readers say that they look forward to hearing about spud harvest! CRAZY! But, I'm more than happy to share! So...heres a few photos for now, as I'm still working on getting lots of new images from this years harvest to share. You can also go back and read my posts from last year's harvest here ,here and here.

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Since I have a lot of other catching up to do...

We celebrated Lily and Kate's birthdays last Sunday because we wanted to do the party before harvest started. We had a party at grandma Christensen's house (like we do for everyones birthday) with a potluck, cake and presents. I made the Bakerella cupcake pops (which were a huge hit). 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

i really wanted to get the girls a toy violin for their b-days, because they are obsessed with violins from watching the sister, Grace, play all the time. I found these on Amazon.com...and they were a huge hit! They lot them...and want to play them every time Grace practices! 

  

  

On Kate's actual birthday (the first day of spud harvest), grandma Sheri brought over some balloons and a present...

  

  

 

  

And then, Saturday was Lily's birthday. Grandma also brought her a baby and balloons...

  

  

 

AND...we celebrated another birthday today at my house...my cute niece Addilyn is turning ONE. This first photo is of me and my little niece...

 

  

  

  

  

 

Comments

[Hilary]

I love the beautifully photographed potato education you give! I've learned a ton! Happy birthday to your cute girls!

[Jodi]

Great pictures! The girl's birthday pictures are really sweet.

Thanks for sharing your pictures of the potato harvest. I was telling my mom about it and we were commenting how interesting it is.

[Jeanne]

As always, the pictures are fabulous! Those little Bakerella pops are so cute, I just had to go searching for a recipe for them....think I'll try some for Halloween!! Happy birthday to all the birthday girls!! And thanks for always sharing your life...which is quite fascinating!

[christa]

Soooo busy. . .Sherelle, just reading this made me go take a nap. Hang in there, when harvest is over and things settle down a bit we'll have to do dinner again. btw, LOVE the photos!

[Robyn Longhurst]

Sherelle,
What a fun post - as usual. Thanks for all your recipes on the side. I'm putting together a menu and wanted to try some new meals for my family and went to your blog first - thanks!

[Mary]

Fun fun fun! You are supermom with all these parties and potato harvest coming! Love those little Bakerella pops - cute, cute! Happy birthday to your sweet girlies! Oh, and any helpful tips for someone trying to get good birthday party photos indoors? Yours looked wonderful!

[Holly]

How fun. I LOVE those Bakerella pops too! Happy birthday to 3 cute little girls!! :)

[Valerie]

Thanks you so much for sharing that wonderful moments in your life with us !
You are such a fantastic woman/wife/mother/daughter/aunt !

congrats

[oceans5]

Oops...I forgot to say Happy Birthday to Addilyn too! She is so sweet.:)

[oceans5]

I have been waiting for spud harvest pictures. I really love your blog. I even try some of your hairstyles on my girls. Can't wait to see more pics of the harvest. Happy late Birthday to Kate and Lily! :)

[Claudia]

Great photos Sherelle!!!

[Tammy Dixon]

I have to say, I LOVE the pictures of Wyatt, Russell and Carson. You can tell they are the best of friends! And the ones of Addilyn eating her cake give me some great idea to us in just a couple weeks! Your are SO GREAT!

[Michelle Sample]

Hi Sherelle!
Love your blog, I've been enjoying reading it for a while now. I was inspired to start my own about 2 months ago and I've been enjoying it, but I've had something weird happen and I wanted to get your opinion. I have an 18 month old daughter that I of course post pictures of and I had a wierd comment posted by someone on my blog and when I clicked on their profile, they had references of a sexual nature. It really has me scared and I'm thinking of deleting my blog and quitting! Since you post lots of pictures of your girls, have you ever had anything like this happen? What do I do? Help!

[Deb Wisker]

Great pics of the kids! Looking forward to seeing spud harvest photos! Last year's were great! TFS!

[Krista Porter]

I love your blog. My sister-in-law got me hooked about a month ago. I really love your pictures. My husband and I want to get a digital camera, (yes, I'm still using a 15 year old film one that my husband got when he graduated high school), and I was wondering what kind of camera you have, or if you have any suggestions. PS, my husband loves to take me to Spud Days every year, even though he's never worked in the fields.